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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that 40 environmental samples tested positive for seven different strains of salmonella.

Operating as a part of NSF’s largest division, Food and Nutrition, the addition of Cambium Analytica’s capabilities allow the organization to stay ahead of market trends and client needs.

Nate’s Fine Foods, supplier of pre-cooked fettucine, linguine and farfalle (bowtie) pasta, recalled certain lots after a linguine sample collected and tested by FreshRealm, Inc. tested positive for listeria.  

The Traceability Driver is designed to make it easier for existing traceability software systems to transform their data into standardized formats, supporting sustainability and supply chain integrity by enabling seamless data exchange.

Food packaging is entering a new era where innovation is as much about how equipment supports sanitation, compliance and durability as it is about what materials are used.

NSF P525 certifies single-use, primary and secondary packaging that is intended for contact with food and beverages.

FoodNet, which is a collaboration between the CDC, USDA FSIS, FDA and 10 state health departments, previously tracked infections caused by eight pathogens. As of July, monitoring is required for only two pathogens. 

The Associated Press reports the facility will reopen in the coming months but it will be subject to 90 days of “heightened” inspection by federal officials.

Food safety and quality management systems are a necessity for getting audits together for unannounced food safety inspections, and suppliers of these systems have seen the need to expand coverage to include functionality handled by other software systems. Working together in concert, they save processors repetitive, manual input operations.

To establish a truly sanitary environment, food engineers must rethink the importance of hygienic air and its impact on both food products and the teams who manage these processes.